Sam Presti Uses 'Method Acting'-Like Process To Evaluate How Players Fit Thunder Culture

The Oklahoma City Thunder have swept the Phoenix Suns and Los Angeles Lakers in the first two rounds of the playoffs and enter the Western Conference finals as the clear favorite to repeat as NBA champions. General manager Sam Presti, who dismantled the roster after the Russell Westbrook and Paul George era and rebuilt it from scratch in a way that has become the model for many other franchises across the NBA. The trade that sent George to the Los Angeles Clippers in 2019 yielded Shai Gilgeous-...